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Tomb II remained unlooted and contained an exceptional amount of grave goods. An impressive gold larynx, decorated with plant motifs and marked with the star of Macedon, was found in the main room in a marble sarcophagus and contained the cremated remains of middle-aged male, thought to be Philip II (Andronicos, Thesslonike Museum: 27). Grave goods include: a large quantity of silver and bronze vessels, decorated furniture (an ivory couch), a splendid gold oak wreath (which adorned the cremated bones), a silver gilded diadem, weapons, armor and wine drinking vessels among others things (Borza: 258). Ivory heads that once adorned wooden beds were also found; two of the most impressive include a bust of Alexander the Great and another of King Philip II: they are “the only genuine portraits of the two rulers” (Andronicos, Thesslonike Museum: 15). In the antechamber, which is usually designated for grave goods, a second, less impressive gold larynx was found with the remains of a young woman.